Recent content by Nigel Taylor

It is always a pleasure when someone takes your design and makes it better. Here Frits Kaan created a wooden version of the solenoid motor: https://www.glue-it.com/gallery/elec...motor-of-wood/ and shown here with his brother Henk Kaan's version in aluminium OK, there are some hidden...

Yes, the bracket on the upright stiffens the thin section, braces it to the horizontal gantry rails and bolts into the base frame. Not perfect as I bent them up by hand out of a piece of 1mm thick aluminium, having made a cardboard pattern first. A fillet welding into the corner of the tab...

Just been pulling together a list of all of the updates to my Genmitsu 3018-pro: Upgrades to a 3018-PRO - glue-it.com Spindle - angular contact bearings, belt drive and ER11 chuck that I have ground to a higher accuracy Z-axis - Tiamu aluminium frame and homemade spindle holder X-axis Rails...

thank you, that is very kind

A comparison between the sounds of a real Field Marshall and the solenoid powered model tractor hope you like the inspiration I found in the sound

Finally with the trim painted silver Is this close enough to a Field Marshall or a single cylinder tractor of that period?

Finally I have finished the solenoid motor powered tractor, what do you think?

Thanks for the feedback. It makes me smile every time I run this.

and now the tractor moves...

The coil is double acting, no need to reverse the polarity. However, I could have two coils and increase the stroke and power them separately, thanks for the idea. It was never meant to be a replacement, more just a fun design to play with.

I've been looking to make the solenoid motor powerful enough to drive a toy vehicle. I've improved the stator of the solenoid by reducing gaps and wrapping the coil in a cast iron dust/swarf and epoxy mix. I increased the size of the armature magnets and overall have a 5x increase in force...

Sometimes people take your design and improve it. Henk Kaan used my plans for the solenoid motor and selected different materials to produce a sharper looking model. More details of Henk's material selection and build. This little machine is a great desktop toy and easy to make over a...

Do you want some rough plans?

I thought I would make something different from my normal model making stuff. 1/4" thick mild steel plate 1" diameter finger and thumb grips 1/2" BSW thread - runs in a brass sleeved nut freely rotating brass hex foot machined blunt knife edge The BSW thread is superb for this type of...

The differential sits on the layshaft and this takes a bit of thinking about. Hopefully the following image helps. More details of the ratios here: Burrell Crankshaft and Layshaft Gears - glue-it.com The drive and neutral is achieved by sliding the crankshaft gear out of mesh. Lots more to...